Adam KROLAK

Among the myriad of challenges faced by manufacturers today are ever-increasing raw material and energy prices, disruptions to supply chains and increasing demand, from both consumers and regulators, for more eco-friendly packaging materials.

Regulatory requirements for product labeling present both benefits and challenges for manufacturers. This is certainly the case for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) classification of cosmetic products such as toothpaste with medical benefits (and similar “cosmetics-related” frequent use substances or mixtures) as medical devices within its Unique Device Identification (UDI) system.